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Undergraduate Course: Pharmacology of Inflammation and Inflammatory Disease (PHBM10027)

Course Outline
School School of Biomedical Sciences College College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Course type Standard Availability Not available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits 10
Home subject area Pharmacology (Biomedical Sciences) Other subject area None
Course website None Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description Course content: The course is aimed at providing training in the pharmacology of inflammation and associated inflammatory diseases, providing an integrated view of inflammatory responses in terms of cell biology, pharmacology, physiology and pathology, with input from both basic and clinical scientists. Examination of the mechanisms underlying control of inflammation at a molecular and cellular level provide a background for understanding the pathophysiological consequences of dysregulated inflammation in the context of development and treatment of disease in different organs, including the lung, kidney and liver. The course provides knowledge and understanding of pharmacological mechanisms of current and potential new therapies for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, asthma & COPD. The course will be taught using a combination of traditional lectures linked to group work where students work on designated topics culminating in class presentations later in the day. In the latter part of the course this will evolve into library-based projects where each group will devise a ?bench to bedside? programme for the development of a new treatment for a designated drug category. Each group will formally present their findings to the class in the final week of the Course.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Pharmacology 3 (BIME09003) OR Physiology 3 (BIME09004) OR Nature of Receptors Core (PHBM10005) OR Physiology Core (PYBM10014)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Med And VetLecture1-11 09:00 - 17:00
First Class Week 1, Tuesday, 09:00 - 13:00, Zone: Little France. Seminar Room 2, Chancellors Building
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes Stationery Requirements Comments
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Pharmacology of Inflammation and Inflammatory Disease1:302 x 8 sides
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Increased understanding of biological processes.
Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.
Assessment Information
100% Written Examination.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiser Prof James Mcculloch
Tel: (0131 6)51 1906
Email: james.mcculloch@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Ms Caroline Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 3255
Email: c.d.morris@ed.ac.uk
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